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New appointment process resembles old process: Opposition

Posted|October 8, 2015

CHARLOTTETOWN
– A
rebranded appointment process announced for agencies, boards and commissions
bears a striking resemblance to the previous process in place for the last eight
years, contends the Official Opposition.

“Unfortunately
this is little more than a rebranding exercise as the only difference between
the Engage PEI process announced today and the previous Participate PEI process
is the name,” said Rustico-Emerald MLA Brad Trivers. “The criteria and
guidelines between the two models are identical, right down to the frequently
asked questions on the government’s own website.”

Trivers
observed that both a lack of promotion and a lack of an arms-length process may
limit the pool of possible quality candidates for positions and leave the door
open to questions of favoritism, noting that a defeated Liberal candidate and a
lobbyist with close ties to the government were recently named to the board of
UPEI.

“There
are many agencies, boards and commissions where Islanders have an opportunity to
make a contribution to the public good so the more open and transparent the
appointment process is the more engaging it will be for people to put their
names forward,” said Trivers.